World record-holder let off ‘whereabouts’

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Rafael Muñoz, the 50 metres butterfly world record-holder from Spain, has been
given the green light to race despite missing three anti-doping tests in the
past year in contravention of the “whereabouts” rule.

Fina, the world governing body, cleared Muñoz, who admitted the charge,
because of evidence provided by a doctor that the swimmer was
“psychologically vulnerable” at the time he missed one of the three tests.

Muñoz met Fina representatives in Budapest yesterday before the European
Championships, which start on Monday, accompanied by Dr. José Carlos Jaenes
Sánchez.